Door hinge



H. H. SHULTS.

DooR HINGE. APPLICATION FILED JAN.V24| I9l9.

L41 0,840, Patented Mams, 1922.

STATE HAnRYHqsHUL'ms, or eowannn, Nav/'YORK noon Hines.

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To all flu/tom t may concer/a:

Be it known that I, HARRY H. SHULTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gowanda, in the county of Cattaraugus and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door Hinges, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in lockers of the individual type and of metallic construction. l v

The object is the provision of a particular hinge structure, whereby the hinge parts or members may be readily assembled with the metallic parts of the locker and as readily disconnected therefrom, the arrangement lending itself to an economical construction without in any degree sacrificing any of the advantages of the usual riveted hinge.

The invention is illustrated in the preferred arrangement of details in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a metal locker having a door hinged thereto in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section of the locker in aline with one of the hinges.

F ig. 3 is a broken perspective, showing the arrangement of the hinge members.

Fig. 4 is a perspective of the hinge members, shown separated. i

The locker illustrated by the drawings is of metallic construction throughout, and comprises side walls 1, a rear wall 2, a top section 3, and a bottom section 4. The respective corner strips of the locker are of angle formation, as at 5, and the side Walls and rear wall are riveted to the respective portions of these angle strips. The open front is closed by a door hingedly supported .in accordance with this invention. The door, indicated by the numeral 1li, is preferably a single piece of sheet metal of a size to fit the door opening and preferably has its edges inturned as at 15 .to increase the rigidity of the sheet.

The respective hinge members 16 and 17,

are in the nature of flat leaves 18, adapted to be secured in superimposed hinge forming relation by pintles 19. Each of these members is formed with an extension 20, preferably in the form of a plate-like vportion in the plane of the leaf, which extension has an elongated slot 21. These extensions are designed to pass through suitable openings 22, formed respectively in the door and in Specification of Letters Patent.

,door of a sheet. metal locker,

the corner strips, and wedge keys 23 are forced into the slots 21, bearing between the inner edge wall of the slot and the inner surface of the door or corner strip, as the case may be. The hinge members are thus rigidly held in place in a manner to permit all. the usual functions of such parts, while the removal of such members is readily and conveniently accomplished when necessary.

The respective hinge members are here shown as having the extensions 2O in the same plane as the leaf portions. This is the preferred construction, as it readily lends itself to a simple and economical construc- 'tion of the parts, as, for example by stamping. l

While in the drawings the leaf sections are illustrated of an unequal length, it will be apparent that each of the leaves may be similarly constructed, which will materially lessen the cost of production. The leaves may be thuscast ina single mold. The outer contour ofthe leaves is non-essential, but it is essential that the kinner edges thereof be straight and flat so that the same will properly contact with the door and with the abutment for the door. The door is locked in the usual mannenand is provided with an outwardly extending handle 32 to facilitate the opening thereof.

Having thus 'described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. The combination with a locker having a door, of a hinge for the door comprising leaf members having extensions to be passed through openings in the door and locker, said extensions being formed with elongated slots, and keys of wedge form entering said slots from within the locker.

2. A hinge connection for the sheet metal comprising two flat lapping members pivotally associated, and extending in opposite directions from the pivot, and slotted lugs formedon the inner parallel edges of both members designed to be forced through incisions in the lockerv and in the door, and wedge members inserted through the slots and in contacting engagement with the inner face of the door and locker respectively.

3. A. hinge construction for a sheet metal door of a sheet metal locker comprising two members having inner straight edges, said y members havingtheir inner ends lapping and pivotally connected, substantially rectangular slotted extensions on the inner par- `Patenten nar. as, ieee.y lApplication:filed January 24,` 1919,.'.1/Serial llo. 272,839. y u

allel edges of the members designed Vto be forced through incisions in the sheet metal Vdoor and the sheet metal locker, and Wedger Amembers Ypassing through the Slots andin throughout, sind members having lapping ends Which are pivotally connected and their 10 inner strgiight edges integrally formed with slotted 'extensions' of the same thickness as the body of the members, and Wedge menibers passing through the slotted extensions Y and 1n contacting engagementwlth the face 15 of the door and locker respectively. v r'In' testimonyV whereof I affix my signature.

HARRY SHULTS. 

